How to write Stephan in katakana
Japanese writes foreign names in katakana, one of its two alphabets, by sound rather than by spelling. Stephan becomes ステファン, made of these parts:
| Katakana | Sound | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ス | su | |
| テ | te | |
| ファ | fa | two characters read as one sound |
| ン | n | n on its own |
When you write a full name, Japanese puts a middle dot between the first and last name, for example ステファン・スミス for Stephan Smith.